2005 No. 678
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt) Regulations 2005
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 40(1) and (2), 49(2) and (3), 57(2) and (4), 60(2), 68(2)(e), 75(1)(b), (5), (6D)(b)(i) and (10), 75A(1) to (4), 89(2), 118(1), 119, 124(1), 125(3) and 174(2) and (3) of the Pensions Act 1995 M1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument, which is consequential on section 271 of the Pensions Act 2004 M2, and is made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of that section, hereby makes the following Regulations:
2004 c. 35. See section 120 of the Pensions Act 1995 which provides that the Secretary of State must consult such persons as he may consider appropriate before making regulations for the purposes of the provisions for the purposes of which these Regulations are made. This duty does not apply where regulations are made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of any enactment on which the regulations are consequential.
1995 c. 26. Section 75 is amended by s.271 of the Pensions Act 2004 (c. 35). Section 75A is inserted by s.272 of the Pensions Act 2004. Section 89(2) is amended by paragraph 66 of Schedule 12 to the Pensions Act 2004. Section 124(1) is cited for the meaning it gives to “prescribed” and “regulations”.